Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 315 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

1. 1.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a watch; the watch sings to a kettle. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) lemon (b) watch (c) kettle (d) coconut
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a kite; the kite crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a duck; the duck rolls into an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) whistle (c) jug (d) kite
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into a lamp; the lamp falls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) ladder (b) lemon (c) whistle (d) jeep
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a watch; the watch chases a radio; the radio pulls a jeep; the jeep falls into an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) fan (c) owl (d) watch
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a violin; the violin sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a coconut; the coconut tickles a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) radio (c) lemon (d) coconut
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) tent (c) owl (d) doll
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a frog; the frog pulls a nest; the nest tickles a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) drum (c) frog (d) nest
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a shoe; the shoe sings to an igloo; the igloo pulls a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) parrot (c) igloo (d) ice cream
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a sock; the sock sits on an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a violin. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) violin (c) umbrella (d) jeep
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a kettle; the kettle crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles an ant; the ant rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) goat (b) ant (c) jug (d) anchor
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a key; the key sings to a tomato; the tomato sits on a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) key (d) flute
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a frog; the frog falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a whistle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) lemon (b) frog (c) cat (d) ice cream
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a drum; the drum sings to a duck; the duck falls into a watch; the watch pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) watch (d) tent
27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls an anchor; the anchor crashes into a key; the key sings to a kite; the kite chases a goat. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) goat (b) kite (c) key (d) anchor
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a candle; the candle falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a key; the key chases a guava. Which item comes right before the key? (a) guava (b) cat (c) key (d) candle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an ant; the ant jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pencil (b) shoe (c) cat (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls a wallet; the wallet tickles a cat; the cat bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) umpire (b) lemon (c) cat (d) wallet
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a radio; the radio sits on a lamp; the lamp falls into an apple; the apple pulls a whistle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) whistle (c) lamp (d) radio
35. 35.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a van; the van pulls a net; the net rolls into an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) net (c) lemon (d) pillow
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sings to a violin; the violin pulls a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) pillow (c) tent (d) orange
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a jug; the jug falls into a candle; the candle pulls a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) candle (c) ball (d) apple
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a kettle; the kettle chases a shoe. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) frog (b) spoon (c) shoe (d) kettle

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